Allan Mallinson

Ce n’est pas la guerre

To coincide with the anniversary of the Somme, five books describe the offensive that left over a million dead. Or did it really help us win the war, asks Allan Mallinson.

  • Zero Hour

    Jolyon Fenwick

    Profile, pp. 136

  • Somme: Into the Breach

    Hugh Sebag-Montefiore

    Viking, pp. 656

  • The Somme Reconsidered

    Peter Liddle

    Pen & Sword, pp. 224

  • The Battle of the Somme

    edited by Matthias Strohn

    Osprey, pp. 288

  • The Invisible Cross

    Andrew Davidson

    Heron Books

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